About Me
I'm a journalist interested in health policy, health care delivery and housing. I'm currently a research assistant at the Center for Advancing Health Policy Through Research at the Brown University Schol of Public Health. You can find my writing in The Wall Street Journal, Health Affairs, The Boston Globe and Gothamist.
I graduated from Brown University in 2025 with a dual Sc.B. in Statistics and A.B. in Public Health. While at Brown, I was editor-in-chief of The Brown Daily Herald and interned at the National Institutes of Health. In my free time, I co-run a free summer research program for high school students.
Writing
Here is a selection of my work:
Research
Here are some of my recent projects:
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Mehta, Neil; Noh, Madeline; Agénor, Madina; Murchison, Gabriel; Hughto, Jaclyn; Nelson, Kimberly; Gordon, Allegra. 2025.
Experiences of gender affirmation in healthcare settings and HIV testing among transgender and nonbinary young adults in the United States.
AIDS Care.
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Gaudino, Stephen J; Beaupre, Michael; Lin, Xun; Joshi, Preet; Rathi, Sonika; McLaughlin, Patrick A; Kempen, Cody; Mehta, Neil; Eskiocak, Onur; Yueh, Brian. 2021.
IL-22 receptor signaling in Paneth cells is critical for their maturation, microbiota colonization, Th17-related immune responses, and anti-Salmonella immunity.
Mucosal Immunology 14(2): 389–401.
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Duanmu, Hongyi; Ren, Thomas; Li, Haifang; Mehta, Neil; Singer, Adam J; Levsky, Jeffrey M; Lipton, Michael L; Duong, Tim Q. 2022.
Deep learning of longitudinal chest X-ray and clinical variables predicts duration on ventilator and mortality in COVID-19 patients.
BioMedical Engineering OnLine 21(1): 1–15.
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Babar, Mustufa; Jamil, Hasan; Mehta, Neil; Moutwakil, Ahmed; Duong, Tim Q. 2024.
Short-and Long-Term Chest-CT Findings after Recovery from COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Diagnostics 14(6): 621.
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Singh, Simran; Mehta, Neil; Noh, Madeline; Bond, Keosha; Threats, Megan; Jackson, John; Nnawulezi, Nkiru; Mercedes, Marquisele; Agénor, Madina. 2025.
Weight-Based Health Care Discrimination and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Black Sexual and Gender Minoritized Assigned Female at Birth Adults in the United States.
Health Equity 9(1): 22–30.
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Mehta, Neil; Assenov, Assen; Ogletree, Aaron; Farhat, Tilda. 2023.
Using a Novel Socioeconomic and Health Indicator Visualization Tool to Improve Minority Health.
Value in Health 26(6): S372.
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Noh, Madeline; Mehta, Neil; Kim, Christine; Bond, Keosha; Threats, Megan; Jackson, John W.; Nnawulezi, Nkiru; Agénor, Madina. 2025.
Association between healthcare discrimination and medical mistrust among Black sexual and gender minoritized assigned female at birth adults in the United States.
LGBT Health.
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Singh, Yashaswini; Murray, Roslyn; Reddy, Megha; Perkins, Jared; Mehta, Neil; Whaley, Christopher; Brown, Erin Fuse. 2025.
Private Equity Investments in Physician Practices in Maryland: A Report Prepared for the Maryland Health Care Commission.
Contact Me
Reach me via email: neilmhta[at]gmail[dot]com. For confidential tips, reach me via Signal at neil.mehta01. You can also find me on X/Twitter @neilmhta, Linkedin @neilmhta and (most importantly) Spotify @neilmhta.
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